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Schools & Education
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RSU 73 directors updated on grant funding, students’ worsening behavior on buses
Norma Jackman, the district’s director of transportation, said two parents have been sent bills for student damage to a bus.
Central Maine Community College graduates more than 400
Some graduates were clear on one important fact: they wouldn’t have made it to graduation day without their classmates.
Busy Leavitt senior excels in academics and athletics
Grad Tidings: Between rigorous coursework at school, two seasons of track & field and a part-time job, it is hard to imagine Leavitt Area High School senior Emma Couturier has time for much else.
Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine
David Bishop, a part-time chess coach and full-time custodian in Hampden, led his elementary and middle school teams to state championship titles this year.
RSU 56 hearing for a new bus garage set for May 23 budget meeting
The district has $500,000 in a capital reserve account for the new bus garage, and voters will be asked at the June 14 referendum if they want to spend an additional $600,000-plus for the project, Superintendent Pam Doyen said at board of directors’ meeting in March.
In class or on the trails, success was always in the cards for Edward Little valedictorian
Grad Tidings: One way or another, Edward Little High School senior Ben Condit was determined to find a place on the Williams College Nordic ski team.
Chancellor of Penn State Beaver named new president of UMA
The hiring of Jenifer Cushman caps off the second search for a president of the Augusta-based university following a botched search last year.
Lisbon council backs $19.9 million school budget
Lisbon Town Council approved a $19,863,319 school department budget, which will go to referendum June 13.
Lewiston residents pass $101 million school budget
In total, 590 votes were cast, more than the 369 votes in 2022.